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The Two Brothers Prairie Path ale brings back good memories for me, as we actually have a trail called the Prairie Path in IL that I spent many hours riding bikes on in my youth...anyway..onto the beer. Pours from the bottle a bright deep golden yellow with a bubbly white head on top. Aromas of lemon dusted crystal, pale malts with a nice backing of spicy, herbal hops. Crisp and fruity with a hint of fresh baked bread. Pretty nice overall.

First sip brings a light, crisp maltiness with notes of fruit. A green, herbal, spicy hop flavor follows and provides a mellow bitterness. A bit bready with a touch of grain husks. This is a very laid back, easy drinking brew that's nicely put together overall and well balanced...but just fails to really grab me.

Mouthfeel is rather light with a bit of creaminess and a good flow of carbonation. Extremely easy to drink this one. My fiance has started drinking this over Miller Lite, which I applaud! I could see having a few on a hot day, but other than that this one leaves me searching for something more.

Chill-hazed hay color with a minimal and very white head. Laces don't develop. Peppery hop aroma, some lemon grass and bitter acridness. Light body with a fairly straightforward light brown sugar malt approach and an attenuated but highly crsip hop finish. Slight bite to a small aftertaste, re-inforced by Saaz aromas. Two Brothers beers are all over the map to me, this one is a keeper as a warm weather refresher beyond the sea of Hefes -- not a big beer but excelling in the bright category.

A - I love the very classy lable on this bottle! Two brothers always has great designs on thier brews. Clear golden ale with a thin cap of white fizz and some nice sticky lace.

S - Clean and crisp aroma with a bit of citrus (orange and lemon) zest. LIghtly hoppy, citric, and sugared. A very delicate aroma.

T - Sweet orange and lemon with some hoppy rind flavors. Nice crisp malts similar to a German pils IMO. A good dose of hops becomes more assertive as the beer warms, and citric and honey flavors remain pretty delicate and smooth.

M - Nice acidity and carbonation. Thin mouthfeel but very balanced and delicate. A very gentle brew.

D - Very drinkable indeed. What it lacks in strength and complexity, it makes up for in it's muted gentle flavor and aroma. Seems to be more of a pale ale than a belgian though, as it doesn't seem outrageous or assertive enough to be compared to the likes of Duvel and Orval.

Smell: Honey and canteloupe or honeydew. Some vague peppery or lemon notes also. Good balance here.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Nice flavor profile. I initially get malty honey and melon, and taste a follow up of lemon and pepper hops. Great balance in the flavor here. Sweet and sour. Mouthfeel starts nice and full-bodied but loses some creaminess towards the end and waters down a bit.

Prairie Path pours a crystal clear golden body beneath an average-sized head of bright white foam. The head retention is quite good, and it leaves some very nice lace at the outset of the glass. The nose delivers a combination of yeast fruitiness, floral and grassy hops, and lightly grainy (and perhaps subtly toasty) malt. The body is medium/light and it's crisp carbonation tingles the palate. The flavor is as might be expected based on the nose, with a bit more graininess to the malt and more floral, herbal and spicy hops than are already suggested. It's anchored by a firm bitterness, and what sweet malt is there at the start fades to a dry finish that lingers with some swirling hop flavors (floral, spicy, grassy). It's an interesting and refreshing beer, but it still remains fairly basic in character overall. Still, it's a nice summer beer to enjoy at the end of a long day as the sun goes down.

Trying the Prairie Path Ale from Two Brothers out of Warrenville, IL. The appearance is clear golden color with very thin white (almost non-exisitent) head that appears to be trying to lace. The smell has very subtle citrus (lemonny) notes....not much else. The taste is a little bitter due to the citrus twang...not much grain or malt....I am guessing rye is used to give the beer a dryness and ability to clear the pallet except for the lemon sourness that hangs on. Mouthfeel is ok, I think the bitterness/tartness from the lingering pallet grasp of the citrus make this beer a bit dodgy. Overall it is ok....whoever added this beer to the BA has classified it wrong...this is a Golden Ale....not a Belgium Pale Ale.

Poured into a tulip glass. Seems well-carbonated as the bottle cap damn near liberated itself.

A: Hazy golden-orange color with an enormous white head that refused to die. Seriously, I had to wait several minutes for the head to simmer down to a manageable size. It practically climbed out of the glass on my initial pour. A bit of sediment at the bottom of the glass.

S: Moderate malty sweetness to start, with some yeasty fruit character, especially orange and pineapple. Just a tad bit of hop earthiness as well.

T: The initial sweet malt is almost immediately countered by a subtle earthy/grassy hop flavor. Some slightly puckering fruitiness comes through on subsequent sips.

M: Lighter end of medium-bodied and very well-carbonated. Feels slightly tingly on the tongue, and finishes clean and dry.

D: Very quaffable and refreshing.

A noble attempt at the Belgian pale ale style by Two Brothers. It's a beer that goes down nicely, yet rewards savoring as well. Probably wont set the world afire, but a good choice if you're in Illinois.